Fields v. United States
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
164 F.2d 97 (1947)
- Written by Craig Conway, LLM
Facts
Fields (defendant) was charged with, and convicted of, contempt for refusing to “give testimony or produce papers” after being subpoenaed by the U.S. House of Representatives. At trial, the Government alleged that Fields was in possession of at least three documents pertinent to an investigation being conducted by Congress and that Fields willfully refused to produce them at Congress’ request. The documents were produced at trial. Fields was acquitted on one count, but convicted on the second count and he appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Clark, J.)
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